Gabon vs Myanmar: Share of global forest area
Gabon
0.6%
in 2025
Myanmar
0.7%
in 2025
Gabon rank
26th
Myanmar rank
23rd
Share of global forest area over time
- Gabon
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Gabon, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.2 times Gabon's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.
Gabon ranks 26th and Myanmar ranks 23rd of 235 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global forest area, Gabon or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Gabon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of global forest area between Gabon and Myanmar?
- 0.1%, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Myanmar?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Gabon and Myanmar rank globally for share of global forest area?
- Gabon ranks 26th and Myanmar ranks 23rd of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.